Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

"Zhang Jiuliu, the general let you go." The messenger glanced at Zhang Jiuliu, envious and jealous in his heart, the four brothers of the Zhang family, Zhang Jiusi is now the head of ten thousand, the next three brothers, Zhang Jiusi Nine Five was just an ordinary soldier. Zhang Jiuliu had been promoted to platoon leader a few days ago. Zhang Jiuqi was not good at fighting, but he was good at reading and writing. He took Director Song as his teacher.

Zhang Jiuliu was also somewhat puzzled by Monk Erzhang.

He was born tall and burly, stronger than his eldest brother, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked extremely honest. When he went to the battlefield, he always rushed to the front with military merits, married a wife, and was rewarded with a big house. There are ten or eight, and the houses can all live there.

Zhang Jiuliu was worried that he had done something wrong, so he anxiously followed the messenger, thinking about it all the way.

It should be a good thing, if it is a bad thing, it is not the person who sent the message, but to send troops to arrest him. He is also a platoon leader after all. If there is a big mistake, a review meeting will be held.

When Zhang Jiuliu returned to the dormitory in a daze, the colleagues in the dormitory asked him enthusiastically: "What's the matter? But you will be promoted again? If you go up further, you will be the battalion commander. Then you have to be old." The smallest battalion commander is really decent."

Zhang Jiuliu looked at him absent-mindedly, and said for a long time, "General, let me go to Gaoyou."

"Why did you go to Gaoyou? The soldiers in Gaoyou almost never fought, and they didn't have any military achievements. It's safe to go there."

"That's right, even though you won't get military merit, you don't have to tie your head to your trouser belt anyway."

His comrades were all comforting him. After all, if he went to Gaoyou and was also a platoon leader, it would be equivalent to being demoted.

Zhang Jiuliu swallowed: "The general asked me to take 1 people to Gaoyou."

"what?!"

"Zhang Jiuliu! Are you going to be the head of the ten thousand?!"

They stared at Zhang Jiuliu closely, as if this person who faced each other day and night suddenly grew three heads and six arms.

Zhang Jiuliu himself couldn't restrain his emotions, he had always admired his elder brother.

In his opinion, the eldest brother is almost omnipotent, righteous, tall, and after the eldest brother became the head of the ten thousand, he also thought that if one day he could become the head of the ten thousand, does that mean that he is the same person as the elder brother? ?He can stand shoulder to shoulder with big brother?

"By the way, you've all been promoted this time, should you change your name?" A colleague asked.

Zhang Jiuliu smiled and said: "I've thought about it a long time ago. My elder brother said that our brothers can come here because of one person. That person has the same surname as us. If it weren't for him, we would not be where we are today. My elder brother used that person." benefactor's name."

"Zhang Shicheng."

"Our brothers have all named after this. The second brother is called Zhang Shixin, I am called Zhang Shide, and the younger brother is called Zhang Shiyi."

Colleagues: "This name! Integrity and morality, a good name!"

Zhang Shide laughed and said, "My elder brother thought about it."

Someone next to him said: "It's a pity that some people have nothing to do with Xinzi."

Zhang Shide was taken aback, and immediately knew who the other party was talking about, and asked, "My second brother went to gamble again?"

The man: "Who said no, you got a house last time, didn't you give it to him? Yesterday he went to gamble, and when he left, he also lost the house you gave him. If you want me to say, you shouldn't Give him something, he is still your second brother, not as good as your younger brother."

Zhang Shide also had a headache. His second brother was not like his elder brother. Ever since his elder brother became the head of the Wanfu, he didn't know his real name, so he became arrogant.

Now that I have become the chief ten thousand, the second brother probably...

Thinking of this, Zhang Shide couldn't help showing a bitter face. Gambling is not a big deal, and if he is caught, it is usually fined.

But it's only in the past few years, there is a shortage of people and soldiers, and in the future, the world will be peaceful, and the second brother still likes to gamble, so what should we do?

"Let me tell you, your second brother is not qualified to be a soldier. It's better to let him stay at home. The monthly salary you and your elder brother receive is enough to support him. Don't ask him to implicate you when the time comes."

"Exactly, think about it yourself."

Zhang Shide thanked his comrades first, then packed his things and prepared to leave.

He thought clearly, the general told him to go to Gaoyou, he must not let him go there to enjoy the blessings, if there is nothing wrong with Gaoyou, the original troops are already enough, and if Gaoyou has something to do, he will be sent there.

Those who are soldiers can only go up by fighting. If there is no battle to fight, I don’t know how long it will take to climb up.

Although it is not a good job to be a soldier these days, it is not a hard job either.

Now it is easy to earn military merits by being a soldier. As long as you are not timid, you can basically earn some money. After you retire, you can live a few years of leisure. The day gave a death order, even if these soldiers retreated, the superiors would arrange things for them.

The days are getting better, the soldiers don't spend their money like before, and there are fewer people who gamble. They all want to save more money. When they retire later, they can also buy a bigger house and marry a Daughter-in-law, if you have a few more children, it doesn't matter if you can't marry a daughter-in-law.

Gaoyou is the place where Southern Bodhisattva first started his family. Gaoyou’s atmosphere has spread to other places, especially the fact that women are the heads of households. Since women can also set up households and are eligible to own property, women have changed. Some wealthy families and scholars It is believed that women have become untamed, they were originally sheep, and they went wherever the shepherd drove them.

Obedience to their father at home and obedience to their husbands when married, they cannot survive without a man. There is no place for single women to live in the world.

But it’s different now. Many women who are able to set up their own households set up households when they reach adulthood. Who would have thought that this would become so common five or six years ago. Walking down the street, it is very common for single women to do business. Most of them are in groups of three or five, and the sisters who have a good relationship before the establishment of the household are each other's arms. If anyone makes trouble, they will go to the patrolling guards.

The more developed the economy, the later the age of marriage. Gaoyou is considered the most developed place. There is salt, and now there is a rudimentary market economy. People don’t all go to work in various factories. Gaoyou originally had a laundry room, which was dedicated to washing clothes for soldiers.

A few women felt that this was a way to make money after they established a household, so they invited a few aunts to open a laundry room together.

In the beginning, no one asked them to wash their clothes, so they knocked on the door from door to door, and prepared some small snacks, which were not very valuable, but they were more sincere than knocking on the door empty-handed. In short, this was the first order.

Almost everyone in Gaoyou has a job. Gradually, many people find that sending their clothes to be washed can save them a lot of time. After all, washing clothes is not an easy job.

Soon, their laundry room opened bigger and bigger, and more and more workers were hired, not only in Gaoyou, but also in the whole of Taizhou.

No one could have imagined that they would be successful.

Their success gave a boost to the market economy.

Many people are looking for work outside while working in the factory, and many people want to start a business.

Chu Lin is in charge of these matters now. Since Song Shizhao left, these burdens have fallen on his head. Although there are people left behind by Song Shizhao, Chu Lin will always do everything personally, lest something happens. Himself, this has won him a reputation, and women like him.

Some women even caused some ridiculous troubles in order to see him more times.

People around him often made fun of him because of this, saying that if he was a woman, he must be a demon concubine who would bring disaster to the country and the people.

At this moment, Chu Lin looked at the woman in front of him with a serious face. He had already learned to put on a show, at least he looked like a cold and upright "adult".

This woman's surname is Li, and she didn't have a real name at first. After she established a household, she gave herself a name: Li Shengnan.

She is in the deli business and runs more than a dozen shops, and she came here today to pay back the taxes.

Li Shengnan looks weak, but the shrewdness of a businessman is shining in her eyes. Sitting opposite Chu Lin, she looked neither humble nor overbearing, and said, "My lord, this is the account book of last season. I have asked the accountant to calculate it." Yes, you have to pay a tax of 600 taels."

Those who can be interviewed by Chu Lin in person are all big businessmen, and they have to pay at least 500 taels of tax before they can see him.

Li Shengnan added: "There is one more thing I need to discuss with the adults. I want to rent out the open space in the north of the city and build a house for the employees."

Chu Lin took a sip of tea: "How many years do you want to rent?"

Li Shengnan smiled at Chu Lin, "40 years."

Every ten years is a watershed, and prices will rise a lot.

Chu Lin said to her, "That's not a small sum of money."

Li Shengnan sighed: "I'm in a small business, and the employees have come from difficult times. Most of them are from poor families. They work hard for me, so I naturally want to treat them better."

This is bargaining with Chu Lin.

Chu Lin smiled and said, "Boss Li is righteous."

Li Shengnan quickly waved his hands: "What kind of righteousness is this? Southern Bodhisattva is the righteousness. We ordinary people are limited in what we can do."

Chu Lin: "Boss Li is humble."

"There are some people who have retreated from the barracks on my side." Chu Lin, "Some have lame legs or broken arms, but they all have a lot of strength, so it doesn't affect their work."

Li Shengnan lowered his eyes, seemed to be thinking, and said after a while: "The business is not doing well now, and I can only accept 20 more people here."

Chu Lin: "Then Boss Li will go back and wait for news. There are many people who want to rent the land in the north of the city."

Li Shengnan: "My lord! This matter can be discussed further, 60 people, really can't be more!"

Chu Lin picked up the teacup and covered his hooked mouth: "Boss Li, come with me and sign the land deed."

Li Shengnan breathed a sigh of relief. She came from a small family. She lost her father when she was young and was brought up by her mother. Her mother was born in a merchant family. She felt that money is the most important thing in the world. He and the shop taught his daughter by himself. Li Shengnan grew up under such conditions. If there is no accident, when he gets married in the future, he will try his best to control the family's money and the shop.

As a result, when Bodhisattva Nan came, she didn't have to marry, she could also open a household like a man and earn her own money.

Even her mother said to her: "I am not as lucky as you. When luck comes, you have to grasp it."

Li Shengnan deeply agreed.

Gaoyou's economy is growing rapidly.

It turned into a jaw-dropping behemoth.